The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-06-18
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1887.
OVER THE STATE.

'yFO vi eCdIloI IeVer mas
broken out at Dyersburg.
Mad dogs and mad cows are ,epor>
tel in anumber Of counties in the
state.
Cholera morbus in almost an cpl.
demic form prevails in many sections
Of the stale.
In many counties in the state the
creeks and other small streams have
been stripped Of fish by seiners.
Lexington Progress The corn and
cotton crop was never finer at this
season in Henderson county than now.
In Maryville and vicinity Aux has
been raging with singular fatality. 1t
was epidemic, but at last accounts the
disease was abating.
Mr.. S. E. Jones, a prominent citi.
zen Of Nashville, who died last week,
made the FIRST cannon in Tennessee
for the COnfederacy.
Cyclones in East Tennessee last
week that swept away houses and
barnes. Trees Inree feet 10 diameter
we're snapped like straws, and:but few
persons killed.
Murfreesboro News: Two Mormon
\ elders, whose names could not be ass
certained, distributed their literature
freely among the country people who
were here to hear Sam Jones last Fri.
day.
Waverly Times Journal: We are
reliably informed that the heavy
raines Of last week did considerable
damage in the neighborhood Of Deer
Creek in washing away fences, corn
and wheat.
Shelbyville Gazette: Our farmers
are nearly all in the midst of their
wheat harvest, and before the week
closes great deal of it will have been
cut and in shocks. The cropis turn.
ing out finely.
Tullahoma Guardian: The wheat
in the vicinity Of Estil Springs, now
being harvested, is thought to be the
best in years. Oats are almost fail
ure, owing to the dry weather. Corn
looks we'll and ia growing finely.
Marshall Gazette: Mr.. John Porter
of the Fourth district, has a gourd in
his possession that has been 10 the
Porter family ever since the Revolu.
tionary war. 1t was made as pow
der gourd and was ON hand at the bat
tie of Kings mountain.
Paris Post: On Wednesday morn'
ing of last week, Ben Slaughter, col
while blowing on the bud Hays
farm. near Killebrew's old mill in the
18th district, was shot aud killed by
= MIR. John Robertson, who lives about
three miles rr1m Boydsville, Oh the
Kentucky side.
Chattanooga Commercial A ten
year>old boy named Noah Cantrel
WAS shot and fatally injured on thu
river near Beans landing this week
He and three companions we're il
swimming and cautioned the crowd o
men and boys on the other side, wh'
were shooting pistols, against pointing
weapons towards them. The Grove
Immediately began firing at them anC
the boys took refuge behind logs
Cantrell raised his head above q log
aud was struck in the centre of hi
forehead by ball of 80 calibre. H
was taken to the hospital and has no
spoken since. No clue to author q
the crime.
Nashville American: Cleveland
in the widest excitement over devel
opponents to-day IN the shooting o
Miss Irene Fam by Will Guess. |
was supposed that the killing was &C
cidental, but it now develops that
was cold blOOded murder. Oh
Thursday Guess was passing tn
school where Miss Fam is teaching
He had rife in his hand and pOinte,
it playfully at Miss Fand, when tn
weaDon suddenly exploded, killini